The crisis plan is a good call. Having one on hand can be helpful for you and family members.
The flowers might be easier to do on the computer.
As for the last assignment I'd make a chart. I'd list the role or persona (mother, wife, coworker, friend, etc.) and the basic characteristics of each. I guess then I'd add a column for who knows me in that role.
I like the above mentioned idea of internal and external roles. For internal I could add child to mine to account for my inner child. I could also add something like adversary to account for the challenges I give myself when I self sabotage. Maybe subconscious to represent the stuff I dream and do without even understanding where it comes from.
You could also do roles attached to emotions or aspects like 'happy me', 'angry me', 'focused me', 'dreaming me', 'apathetic me', 'depressed me', 'manic me', etc.
And my last thought is... Maybe combine the two? Like there's probably a version of you as a son or father or husband or professional, etc. that shifts based on mood. So if I did mine I might have a hypomanic wife and a euthymic wife as two different personas. You could do a 4 column chart with Role, Mood, Characteristics, and People who know this Role
It all depends on how detailed you want to get. Do whatever adds value for you. Don't force it.
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